This was a great weekend...we had bbq's all weekend long...the weather was great...the boys had a great time. We went to the parade on Memorial day...even though we live in East Islip, we go to the Central Islip parade..why? it is a Kortright family tradition...Kenny and his brothers grew up there and have been going for years. His mother was sorely missed this year.I'm so happy to be a part of it...esp the last 2 years(I always worked for the parade) Here are a few pics

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Some of Our Mother's Day pics with my new camera!! I love this thing so cool. You can see my flowers..Jonathan eating sand and a family pic(of course me looking busted) It was a great day. My parents had the boys....so me and Kenny slept in and then went to breakfast and then the boys came home in the afternoon..had a BBQ and played like crazy. My allergies were kicking my butt...but it was a fun day:)

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Desert Tomb May Be King Herod'sBy STEVE WEIZMANAPJERUSALEM (May 8) - An Israeli archaeologist on Tuesday said he has found remnants of the tomb of King Herod, the legendary builder of ancient Jerusalem, on a flattened hilltop in the Judean Desert where the biblical monarch built a palace.Jump Below: Watch VideoOther Recent Finds Talk About It: Post ThoughtsHebrew University archaeologist Ehud Netzer said the tomb was found at Herodium, a site where he has been exploring since the 1970s. Netzer said a team of researchers found pieces of a limestone sarcophagus believed to belong to the ancient king. Although there were no bones in the container, he said the sarcophagus' location and ornate appearance indicated it is Herod's. "It's a sarcophagus we don't just see anywhere," Netzer said at a news conference. "It is something very special." Netzer led the team, although he said he was not on the site when the sarcophagus was found. Stephen Pfann, an expert in the Second Temple period at the University of the Holy Land, called the find a "major discovery by all means," but cautioned further research is needed.

He said all signs indicate the tomb belongs to Herod, but said ruins with an inscription on it were needed for full verification. "We're moving in the right direction. It will be clinched once we have an inscription that bears his name," said Pfann, a textual scholar who did not participate in Netzer's dig. The fragments of carved limestone found at the sandy site are decorated with floral motives, but do not include any inscriptions. Herod became the ruler of the Holy Land under the Romans around 40 B.C. The wall he built around the Old City of Jerusalem during the time of the Jewish Second Temple is the one that can be seen today. He also undertook massive construction projects in Caesaria, Jericho, the hilltop fortress of Massada and other locations.Other Recent FindsIt has long been assumed that Herod was buried at Herodium, but decades of excavations failed to turn up the site until now. The first century historian Josephus Flavius described the tomb and Herod's funeral procession. Herodium was one of the last strong points held by Jewish rebels fighting against the Romans, and it was conquered and destroyed by Roman forces in A.D. 71, a year after they destroyed the Second Temple in Jerusalem. Hebrew University had hoped to keep the find a secret until Netzer's news conference on Tuesday. But the university announced the find in a brief statement late Monday after the Haaretz daily found out about the discovery and published an article on its Web site.

My Camera...wahhhhhhh!!! Jonathan had it last and now I can't find it anywhere...I'm in picture withdrawal. Of course the boys do cute stuff and I can't capture it. So upset:( Although I was bad and bought myself the canon 400 eos rebel...I got it for a good price...but that comes in a week...plus it doesn't do video. Wish me luck today. So if don't see any pics for awhile you know why.